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Imagine a garden where every plant glows at night.
What does Imagine mean?
Imagine means form a picture, idea, or possible situation in your mind.
Dictionary definition
Imagine means form a picture, idea, feeling, or possible situation in your mind; it can also mean suppose that something is probably true or mistakenly think that you saw, heard, or experienced something.
Example sentences
Imagine in a sentence
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Can you imagine how nervous the new student felt?
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I imagine the trail will be muddy after the rain.
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For a moment, Leo imagined that he heard his name.
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Engineers first imagine possible solutions, then test which ideas can work in the real world.
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Practice 1
What does imagine mean in 'Imagine a school under the ocean' ?
Imagine asks you to create a mental picture or idea of a possible scene.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses imagine to mean suppose?
Here, imagine means the speaker thinks or guesses that something is probably true.
Practice 3
Why is envision only a qualified synonym for imagine?
Imagine can also mean suppose or mistakenly think, so envision cannot replace it in every sentence.
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Imagine
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ih · maj · in · strongest beat: maj
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WordImagine.
Partverb.
MeaningImagine means form a picture, idea, or possible situation in your mind.
ExampleExample: Imagine a garden where every plant glows at night.
Word breakdown
3 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- ih · maj · in
- Strongest beat
- maj
- Ending
- in
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on maj.
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Synonyms
Words like Imagine
pictureClose when imagine means form a mental image of a scene or object.
envisionClose for forming a clear or detailed idea of a possible future situation.
supposeClose when imagine means think or guess that something is probably true.
conceiveClose in formal use for forming or developing an idea in the mind.
Antonym review
Does Imagine have an opposite?
Imagine has mental-image, possibility, supposition, and mistaken-perception senses, so it has no single precise opposite. Observe and know may contrast with imagined versus directly perceived or established information, but they are not general antonyms.
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Word family
Imagine word family
Base word
imagine
verb
imagines
Present-tense form used with he, she, or it.
adjective
imagined
Formed in the mind, or not known to be real; imagined is also the past form of the verb.
verb
imagining
The -ing form of imagine.
noun
imagination
The ability to form ideas, images, or possibilities in the mind.
adjective
imaginative
Showing creativity or an ability to form original ideas.
adjective
imaginable
Possible to imagine.
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Student support
Understand Imagine
Hint for students
Ask whether the sentence creates a mental picture, suggests a probable guess, or describes something a person mistakenly thought they sensed.
Common mix-up
Imagine does not always mean make-believe. In 'I imagine the store is open,' it means suppose or think something is probably true.
Try it in class or at home
Read one ordinary object description. Students imagine one useful change to the object, sketch or describe it, and label which details came from observation and which came from imagination.
Teacher prompt
Compare 'Imagine a new planet,' 'I imagine she is home,' and 'He imagined that he heard footsteps.' How does the meaning shift?
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